What Does Skin *Not* Sense? The Answer Revealed
Skin detects pressure, temperature, pain, itch, vibration, and proprioception. The one sense it cannot detect is sound. Sound waves are mechanical vibrations in air/fluid that require the specialized auditory apparatus (ear) for transduction. Skin lacks the structures to convert sound pressure waves into neural signals for hearing.
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